News tagged with alcoholic beverage
Wine experts' ratings may be a wash for many consumers
Not all wines are created equal; neither are all wine tasters.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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RIKEN ion beam technology used to create brewing yeast
Heavy ion beams produced by the RIKEN Ring Cyclotron at the RI Beam Factory have played a key part in the alcoholic beverage-brewing process.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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JRC shortlists denaturants to combat alcohol fraud
Scientists at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have identified a shortlist of denaturants that could be used to harmonise denaturing practices at EU level and reduce fraud and tax evasion of alcoholic ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Wine yeasts reveal prehistoric microbial world
However, one of the most well-known characteristics of yeast is the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast, to ferment sugar to 2-carbon components, in particular ethanol, without completely oxidising it to car ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Taste perception of bitter foods depends on genetics
(PhysOrg.com) -- How we perceive the taste of bitter foods -- and whether we like or dislike them, at least initially -- depends on which versions of taste-receptor genes a person has, according to a researcher ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients
After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically complex ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Heavy drinking associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer
Heavy alcohol consumption, specifically three or more glasses of liquor a day, is associated with an increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Alcohol consumption after age 75 associated with lower risk of developing dementia
3202 German individuals (75+) attending general practitioners , who were free of dementia were studied at baseline, were followed up 1.5 years and 3 years later by means of structured clinical interviews including detailed ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Effects of alcohol on risk factors for cardiovascular disease
A summary paper on the effects of alcohol consumption on biologic mechanisms associated with coronary heart disease provides an excellent review of a large number of intervention studies in humans. Appropriate analyses were ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Japanese scientists use alcoholic drinks to induce superconductivity
Japanese researchers have been immersing iron-based compounds in hot alcoholic beverages such as red wine, sake and shochu to induce superconductivity. ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Research suggests alcohol consumption helps stave off dementia
Experts agree that long-term alcohol abuse is detrimental to memory function and can cause neuro-degenerative disease. However, according to a study published in Age and Ageing by Oxford University Press today, there is evi ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Young rats given polyphenols show less endothelial function deterioration with aging
The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels and normal functions of endothelial cells include enabling coagulation, platelet adhesion and immune function. Endothelial dysfunction is associated with reduced anticoagulant ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Hold the Red Bull: Energy drinks don't blunt effects of alcohol, study finds
Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated "energy" drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating effects of alcohol and increase alertness and stamina.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Hot booze turns material into a superconductor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Japanese scientist who "likes alcohol very much" has discovered that soaking samples of material in hot party drinks for 24 hours turns them into superconductors at ambient temperature.
Jan 11, 2011 |
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